The summer of 1955—six delinquents are scraped off the war-scarred streets and thrown into the cellblock of a hellish juvenile reformatory. After a horrifying welcome, the boys encounter a stoic, seventh cellmate. Despite starting off on the wrong foot, the seven boys forge a tight-knit bond amongst themselves—not only to survive, but to realize each other’s dreams for the future. However, the reformatory’s ghoulish doctor and a psychotic guard scheme to snuff out the boys’ ambitions before they can even hope to walk out the front gate.